Winston Peters
New Zealand First bunkers down amid questions about funding
New Zealand First is bunkering down with mounting questions about a secretive foundation and its role in handling donations for the party.
The Electoral Commission is now looking into a complaint… Audio
Winston Peters denies wrongdoing over donations
The New Zealand First leader Winston Peters rejects any suggestion his party has done anything wrong - as the Electoral Commission looks into a complaint regarding donations.
The saga centres on the… Audio
Winston Peters says immigration officials let system be rorted
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says the way officials have applied immigration policy in the past has allowed for rorting of the system.
A change in approach by Immigration New Zealand in… Audio
Peters described as 'indignant, defensive' in privacy case
"Indignant and defensive" - that's how Winston Peters has been described upon learning he'd been paid too much superannuation over some seven years.
The High Court in Auckland heard from the Ministry… Audio
Peters under scrutiny for superannuation payments
The Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters was questioned at length yesterday about how he came to be overpaid his superannuation by $18,000 over seven years.
The overpayment sits at the centre of a… Audio
TV sell-off prompts political response
MediaWorks' move to cut off its TV arm has swung the spotlight onto the government's plans for broadcasting. Politicians sent out distinctly mixed messages this past week ranging from staged… Audio
TV sell-off prompts political response
MediaWorks' move to cut off its TV arm has swung the spotlight onto the government's plans for broadcasting. Politicians sent out distinctly mixed messages this past week ranging from staged…
AudioMeasles outbreak in Pacific: NZ Govt under pressure
New Zealand's government is under pressure to limit harm from measles, which is spreading into Pacific Island countries. Audio
The week in questions: heavy on light rail
Newsrooms have a news value to determine how stories are weighted. In parliament stories are weighted differently and this week the weight was on light rail. Audio
The week in questions: heavy on light rail
Newsrooms have a news value to determine how stories are weighted. In parliament stories are weighted differently and this week the weight was on light rail.
AudioNZ First insist on euthanasia referendum
New Zealanders are likely to face a referendum next year on whether to legalise voluntary euthanasia after a make-or-break vote in Parliament last night. MPs voted 63 to 57 to amend the End of Life… Audio
The government's handbrake - where to next for NZ First?
He's sucked up all NZ First's oxygen for decades - but Winston Peters admits he's not immortal. What does the party's future look like? Audio
The government's handbrake - where to next for NZ First?
He's sucked up all NZ First's oxygen for decades - but Winston Peters admits he's not immortal. What does the party's future look like?
AudioChange in visa policy tramples Indian marriage culture
Members of the Indian community are furious at a change in government policy they say tramples over Indian marriage culture. New Zealand Indians who go to India to marry in an arranged marriage are no… Audio
General Debate: scenes from the bear pit
On Wednesdays in Parliament MPs get to strain slightly harder at their leashes during the general debate. We caught the action from one Wednesday on camera.
General Debate: scenes from the bear pit
On Wednesdays in Parliament MPs get to strain slightly harder at their leashes during the general debate. We caught the action from one Wednesday on camera.
AudioNZ First says 'get on the first plane home if you're not happy'
The message from New Zealand First to Indians in New Zealand, disgruntled with changes to immigration policy - get on the first plane home if you're not happy.A change in approach immigration… Audio
NZ First considering a change of tack on pill-testing
New Zealand First could be joining it's coalition partners to pass a law allowing pill testing at festivals. In September NZ First vetoed Police Minister Stuart Nash's attempt to introduce drug… Audio
NZ First youth wing flex muscles at annual conference
Move over Grey Power, here comes Young New Zealand First. The youth wing of the party not only won over its leader at the weekend's conference, but the majority of the membership too. Young New… Audio
Horse racing: Flogging tracks to survive
Forcing racing clubs to close their tracks and outsourcing the TAB could revitalise the horse racing industry, but as Max Towle discovers, some diehards won't accept change without a fight. Audio
